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Hawaii’s Huli Chicken

What You’ll Need

  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons sherry or red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (2-1/2- to 3-pound) chicken, cut in half

What to Do

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and coat with cooking spray; place a wire baking rack on baking sheet.
  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup, sherry, brown sugar, and ginger; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 5 minutes or until mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally. Reserve 1/2 cup of sauce for serving; the rest will be used for basting.
  3. In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, cumin, salt, cayenne pepper, and black pepper; mix wll. Coat chicken evenly with spice mixture and place on baking rack.
  4. Roast chicken 1 hour or until no longer pink in center, turning over each half every 10 minutes and brushing with basting sauce each time. Do not baste chicken during last 10 minutes of cooking! Discard remaining basting sauce, cut each chicken half in half, and serve with reserved sauce.